CVE-2015-3279

Publication date 3 July 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Integer overflow in filter/texttopdf.c in texttopdf in cups-filters before 1.0.71 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted line size in a print job, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
cups-filters 15.04 vivid
Fixed 1.0.67-0ubuntu2.2
14.10 utopic
Fixed 1.0.61-0ubuntu2.3
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.0.52-0ubuntu1.5
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 1.0.18-0ubuntu0.4

Patch details

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Package Patch details
cups-filters

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-2659-1
    • cups-filters vulnerabilities
    • 6 July 2015

Other references